Best Spicy Roasted Eggplant Spread With Pita Triangles Recipes

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ROASTED EGGPLANT AND OLIVE SPREAD WITH PITA BREAD CHIPS



Roasted Eggplant and Olive Spread with Pita Bread Chips image

Provided by Patrick Corrigan

Yield Makes about 2 cups of spread

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 1-pound eggplants
3 6- to 7-inch-diameter pita breads, cut horizontally in half
Olive oil
1/4 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons ground cumin

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 475°F. Pierce eggplants with fork. Place on baking sheet. Roast until skins are blackened and eggplants are soft, turning occasionally, about 1 hour. Cut eggplants in half. Spoon flesh into strainer set over bowl; drain 15 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.
  • Meanwhile, brush pita rounds lightly with oil. Sprinkle pita rounds with salt and pepper. Cut each pita round into 6 wedges. Arrange wedges on clean baking sheet. Bake until crisp, about 4 minutes; cool.
  • Transfer drained eggplant to medium bowl. Mix in olives, garlic, vinegar, cumin and 1 tablespoon oil. Season spread with salt and pepper. Mound in small bowl. Serve with chips.

SPICY ROASTED EGGPLANT



Spicy Roasted Eggplant image

Roasted eggplant with spicy seasonings baked in sauce. Simple instructions, very few ingredients. Can be used as a side dish or as a pasta sauce!

Provided by LovelyRitaMetermaid

Categories     Eggplant Side Dishes

Time 1h5m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 7

cooking spray
1 (1 pound) eggplant, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
4 ounces plain tomato sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a shallow baking pan with cooking spray.
  • Toss eggplant with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper in the prepared baking pan. Cover with foil.
  • Roast in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove foil and reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Add tomato sauce and cook for 15 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 112.2 calories, Carbohydrate 25.4 g, Fat 1.2 g, Fiber 11.4 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 301.1 mg, Sugar 9.8 g

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